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RCMP make largest drug seizure in Prince George history

On August 21, 2024, Prince George RCMP received a report of a break-and-enter in progress at a residence on the 4400-block of Fifth Avenue. While investigating the break-and-enter, police officers noted a large number of counterfeit cigarettes in the home. Police officers obtained a search warrant for the residence where they discovered a significant number […]

Large group of young people in Fruitvale prompt police to pan pranks

On Aug. 16 at 11:16 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater RCMP officer received a report about a group of rambunctious youth playing ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ in the 1800 block of Columbia Gardens Road in Fruitvale, According to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said a witness believed that approximately 15 youths were believed to be […]

Motor vehicle crash leads to significant drug seizure in Rossland

On Aug. 18, at 3:24 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a report of single motor vehicle incident on Hwy 3B near Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said a 42-year-old Warfield man and his passenger sustained injuries after the man crashed his vehicle on the highway. The […]

Two men hospitalized in Trail with gunshot wounds

On Saturday, Aug. 17, at 1:22 a.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report that two men had sustained gunshot wounds after they were dropped off at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said a 45-year-old Langley man and a 40-year-old Surrey man […]

BC Highway Patrol looking to solve recent fatal collisions

BC Highway Patrol are looking for witnesses and dashcam for several recent fatal collisions. BC Highway Patrol is seeking witnesses and dashcam footage of the following fatal collisions, including up to an hour prior to the collisions: Eastbound on Hwy 1 between Langley and the Vedder Canal Bridge, Chilliwack, between 1:30 and 2:35 p.m. on […]

Trail woman assaulted by neighbour

On Aug. 10, at 9:11 a.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to an assault in progress between two women in the 1200 block of Columbia Avenue in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “A 35-year-old Trail woman allegedly assaulted her neighbour, 25-year-old Trail woman, during a dispute,” Wicentowich said. “The 25-year-old […]

BC Highway Patrol officers catch 19 impaired drivers in Salmo

BC Highway Patrol officers caught 19 drug impaired drivers at the 2024 Shambala Festival last weekend including a drug trafficker coming from the festival, according to RCMP Cpl. Melissa Jongema. She said BC Highway Patrol conducted two full days of check stops and sifted through over 30,000 visitors going to and from the festival to […]

Investigation begins after Victoria Street Bridge in Trail catches fire

The Victoria Street Bridge in downtown Trail appears to have escaped structural damage following a fire Tuesday evening Trail and Greater District RCMP said in a media release. Trail and Greater District RCMP said that on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 8:38 p.m. RCMP officers and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a fire […]

Beware of ongoing phone scams in the Kootenay area

On Friday, July 19, a frontline Trail and Greater RCMP officer received a report that an elderly Fruitvale woman was the victim of a telephone scam, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “An unknown suspect called the elderly woman and said her that her son had been arrested and was in jail,” Wicentowich said.  “The […]

RCMP: The wrong sort of 'emergency flashers'

On Friday, July 19, 2024, at 12 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report that a topless 55-year-old Nelson woman was allegedly waving her shirt in the air and standing in the middle of the Hwy 22, near Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the woman’s vehicle was […]

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